Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-11-05
CORRESPONDENCE
A FRENCHMAN IN FROsTBURG.

To the MINING JOURNAL.
| have the plaisir of to visite your
magnitique town, Frostburg, and have
express with great volubilite the will
lngness of myself to write lettair de
publlque for your papaire.
You have greet me with the tres
bien cordlalite to your city de noun
tain, and have so delighted the lungs
with the atmospheric, in the regard of
which have wished to direct my at
tention.
But when have ask one of your LIE
Ceti Councilaire and about the matters
of interest to me professional, he
have make the remark-"O, chest
nuts !'-and when have demand the
e explanation of that expression, which
have appear to me so strange and
dedaigneux, he have say "Pardonnez
moi, but the interest of the publique
of Frostburg have become so absorb
at this time in the regard of the mat
ters of the politiques that your in
quiries in the respect of the affaires of
the professional have surprise me to
make the expression of the slang for
which | beg that you will accept my
apologize"
have deign to accept the apologize
which he have offered with so great
promptness and have beg that he
will then explain to me the questions
of the politiques in which he feel so
great interest. With great complais
ance he have accord my request and
proceed with great empressement to
recite the explanation | desire.
Mons. Councilaire have say-"the
events of the month past have been
fraughted Ga Ia Baughman) with the
consequences ultimate of the import
ance of the gravest to the citoyens of
ze Frostburg, and the State of Mary
laud, and en- verite of the America.
The great democratique partie have a
ticket set against up the partie i'm
mense of the republicans. Mons.
Mckaig have stand on side one, and
Mons. Turner on side two" | have
feel astound at this statement and
have beg that the Councilaire will
make the explanation how the cOun-
try can be save with two sides. Par
donne again me-" said he 81 have
speak in the language metaphoricale,
which, Us you are not a naturallzed
citoyen, you have not the ability to
understand. Mons. Turner and Mons.
Mckaig have run with haste to keep
from flying their boats the river Salt
up" Now, Mons. lie Editeur, re
eloquent oraison of lie CouncIlaire
have produce re confusion in my mind
and have beg that he will make re
pause IN re discours until can make
ze extrication of myself from re en-
barassment of re politiques and Ze
race, re flight. aud re sail-Ze legs, re
wings and re ships. He have con-
verse in the language of the English,
and while | have the abilite to write
that language with facilite, it is with
diilicultie to be understand when
spoken. he have then say: "Well, if
you will in Frostburg remain until the
Sth of November, you will have the
plaisir to see the finale race of the
meeting, when the great steeplechase
~ JOURNAL and you will be able to
understand the more clearly than |
can give the explanation, the merits
of the chevals but if you want the
tip of the correctness, | will make
the whisper sprs$AB ear-that the weak
er will fly oIsalA the track and will
convey theWfiver of himself to the
headquarters of the river Salt And
ST.. NJ. lie Editeur, | have abide in
your cite for the purpose to see the
great race of Sth November. | have
make the bet on the statement of
l., Councilaire, and when have read
the results of the footrace in the air
the river up, will inform you IT have
win or lose. DEVEREUX.